The Major Blind Spot of CBDCs: The Korean White Paper Overlooks Privacy
South Korea Releases Its Unified Ledger Plan – And Overlooks Privacy. A Wake-Up Call for Central Banks Flying Blind.
Jul 2, 2026 at 10:19 8 8
**Strategy allows BTC sales to buy back its shares: when the Treasury model cracks under pressure**
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has authorized the sale of Bitcoin to fund share buybacks—a symbolic break from Saylor's "never sell" dogma. With BTC at $59,000 and negative funding rates, the mechanics of the Digital Credit Capital Framework deserve a cold analysis.
Jun 29, 2026 at 20:51 9 12
Yuki Tanaka
SpaceX: The Mega Leap Deal and the Never-Resolved Question of Governance
The Financial Times analyzes the "leap of faith" behind SpaceX's mega bond deal—a debt raise without audited accounts, without public governance, based solely on Elon Musk's reputation. A model that raises growing questions for institutional investors.
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:16 13 14
Daniel Schmidt
Marvell, Micron, Coherent: The AI Semiconductor Rebound Masks a Structural Market Reshaping
Three signals in 24 hours on AI semiconductors - Marvell +$5B in guidance, Micron beats Nvidia on a key indicator, Coherent repositions on compute deflation. June's tech sell-off gives way to brutal selectivity.
Jun 28, 2026 at 15:39 9 8
Eleanor Whitfield
But under $4,000: four weeks of pullback and opportunity cost takes over
The safe-haven metal ended June down 3.5% for the week, falling back below the symbolic $4,000 threshold. This is not a capitulation—it's the return to favor of positive real rates.
Jun 26, 2026 at 23:04 12 11
Eleanor Whitfield
Japanese Banks: The Flight from JGBs as the BOJ Withdraws
As the BOJ scales back its government bond purchases, Japanese commercial banks hesitate to step in—a strain that threatens the stability of Japan's sovereign financing.
Jun 25, 2026 at 22:34 11 9
Heinrich Vogel
ECB: Kazimir confirms the downward direction, but each step remains data-dependent
Peter Kazimir reaffirms the ECB's accommodative trajectory amid contracting PMIs. The divergence between a hawkish Fed and a dovish ECB deepens - implications for the euro and European sovereign bonds.
Jun 24, 2026 at 18:35 13 12